Education Improves Social and Economic Opportunity
Innovation and Technology Transform the American Economy
The Constitution Guarantees Individual Rights
Individuals Can and Do Make a Difference
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Who was Rosa Parks?
The woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus&got sent to jail.
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What did most rural teens become?
Farmers.
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Who are undocumented immigrants?
people living in the United States without official permission from the government
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What right did the 26th Amendment guarantee?
it guaranteed the vote to citizens who were at least 18
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What did Cesar Chavez do?
He used peaceful protests to call the nation's attention to the plight of migrant farm workers
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What did Martin Luther King's words&actions do?
They helped win support for new laws that prohibit discrimination.
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What is a feminist?
a person who is actively concerned with achieving social, political&economic equality for women.
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Who introduced the moving assembly line?
Automaker Henry Ford
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In 1896, the Supreme Court allowed what?
segregation as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were "equal"
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What was the book, Feminine Mystique, for?
to challenge the notion that women should be content to be just wives and mothers
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What happened during the 1960 elections?
John F. Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic serving as president.
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How many percent of American teens attended high school when the 21st century began?
Over 90%
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What year was the Internet created?
1960.
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What did the issue "Brown vs. Board of Education" challenge?
racial segregation in schools
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What is "NOW" ?
National Organization for Women
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Who was Joseph Lieberman?
The first Jew to run for vice president.
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What did the Servicemen's Readjustment Act provide?
Funds for military veterans to continue their education.
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Who were knowledge workers?
Engineers, Lawyers, Managers, and Computer Programmers.
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 say?
It said that segregation is based on race, gender, religion, or nationality and it was outlawed in all public facilities
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What does the law, Ryan White, do?
helps pay for the care of people with AIDS
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What was Birmingham's blacks' boycott?
Buses.
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Who signed the the Servicemen's Readjustment Act?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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What kind of people could be forced to leave the country anytime?
Undocumented Immigrants.
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the "Gideon vs. Wainwright" case?
that all accused persons have the right to a lawyer
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Who was the "Little Rock Nine" and what were they an example of?
they were nine African Americans enrolled in the city's all-white Central High School, and an example of brave students that inspired many Americans to support the cause of civil rights